Activity for February 2

Review - VMware Workstation for Windows
7.0.1 Build 227600 (Feb 2, 2010)

2rog:

> "TWO stars for bloat, lackluster performance, poor bug sanitization over multiple releases, a seriously overblown price and an abrasive and invasive download procedure."

Seriously, someone's PC is absolutely wrecked because VMWare is the fastest and the best virtualization around.
Review - Skype for Linux
2.1.0.81 Beta 2 (Jan 21, 2010)

Doesn't let use my KDE/Qt theme, otherwise a decent piece of software.

Changelog is here: http://share.skype.com/s...a_2_aka_talking_sc.html
Review - Mozilla Firefox (v3.6) for Linux
3.6 RC2 (Jan 18, 2010)

4 for incredibly slow UI.
Review - Sysinternals Suite
Build 1/14/10 (Jan 17, 2010)

yetisouth,

I perfectly know about Procmon, but as you said, it's a bit overloaded with functionality.
Review - Drupal
7.0 Alpha 1 (Jan 17, 2010)

juanito1968, please, do not write "reviews" if you don't know a heck about Drupal. You look like an idiot.

Drupal only requires PHP and MySQL (and HTTP server) for functioning and they work under any modern platform be it Windows or Unix.
Comment - Data encryption tool maker: Antivirus has become ineffective
7.0 Alpha 1 (Jan 22, 2010 - 2:31 PM)

All operating systems are insecure by design because they allow far too much and most users are absolutely dumb (well, for a reason - no one requires a PhD in Computer Sciences to run a microwave oven or TV set).

A possible solution:

1. Each application should run in its own zone without access to the rest of a system (aka sandbox'ing).
2. Users should never be given administrative rights unless for managing software (install/uninstall/upgrade).
3. There has to be a hardware protected Administrative mode (to avoid fake administrative logins).
4. There has to be a way to securely shutdown any running software.
5. There has to be a way to run a safe basic genuine OS (configuration).
6. OS must allow keyboard and mouse input only for itself and a currently running application (with a sole exclusion of global shortcuts).
Comment - Should you dump Internet Explorer, NOW?
7.0 Alpha 1 (Jan 17, 2010 - 3:37 PM)

The number of vulnerabilities is IRRELEVANT if you are unsecured.

and IE holds the absolute record in number of days it's been insecure.

full dot
Comment - Should you dump Internet Explorer, NOW?
7.0 Alpha 1 (Jan 17, 2010 - 3:36 PM)

It looks like the commentators at betanews lack any sense of humor.

How pathetic.
Comment - Should you dump Internet Explorer, NOW?
7.0 Alpha 1 (Jan 17, 2010 - 3:35 PM)

stop spreading bulls***:

http://blog.washingtonpo...lorer_unsafe_for_2.html

Let's call you a distinguished microsoft troll and fanboy.
Comment - Ten resolutions Microsoft should make for 2010
7.0 Alpha 1 (Jan 2, 2010 - 7:20 AM)

So called technical journalists amuse me.

> Spend even more on advertising.

Is called a bias towards Microsoft.

> Develop a WebKit browser.

Thousands of applications use MSHTML APIs to interact with a user and you ask Microsoft to abandon their crucial technology. Besides using open source technologies means no control on WebKit development and that's not what Microsoft can even imagine.

> Choose a Frontman.

They just need a knowledgeable person to represent them, not a marketing person. Um, why not making Mark Russinovich their frontman? He has a reputation, he looks good.

> Open 50 more stores or cafés.

I really cannot understand why Microsoft needs to spend money selling intangible stuff like bits and bytes. Thousands of retail and etail stores have all imaginable Microsoft products for sale.

P.S. Microsoft is strong, I'm absolutely sure they will do just fine without our directions.

P.P.S. Windows as a monopoly is still unchallenged: MacOS X is bound to expensive Apple 'only' hardware, Linux is alas nowhere near being a good alternative - it's usable but it has hundreds of little glitches that drive people away from using it - it's not that MacOS/Windows are perfect but they are solid and their bugs are well known and usually solvable.